ULTRAMICROTOMIES Synonyms

• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• the act of cutting something into parts

• a piece cut off from the main part of something

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of diluting something

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

• the act of cutting into slices

• the act of diluting something

• To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

• To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.

• To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.

• Medical To perform a cesarean section on (someone).

• A division into sections.

• (mental health) An instance of a person being sectioned.